Separable garment and sleeping bag combination



March 2, 1954 K. MANHEIM ETAL I 2,670,470

SEPARABLE GARNENI AND SLEEPING BAG COMBINATION Filed May l5. 1951 yF/GJ.

. i Inventors xJ-KL Aitorney Patented Mar. 2, 1954 SEPARABLE GARMENT AND SLEEPING BAG COMBINATION Karl Manheim, Eyn Ayala, near Haifa, and Paul Gamsz, Naharia, Israel Application May 15, 1951, Serial No. 226,364

1 Claim. 1

The present invention -relates to a garment destined to serve a variety of purposes. The garment is intended in the rst line for military use, and for this reason the following description deals mainly with such use and with advantages connected therewith.

The upper clothes worn by soldiers and/or carried with them are usually--besides a pair of trousers-a blouse, a greatcoat, a raincoat or cape and two blankets. In lieu of a raincoat the soldier may have a waterproof groundsheet.

The present invention provides a garment serving all the purposes to which in usual use the above garments are put.

The new garment according to the invention is composed of an upper and a lower part, the upper part being in the nature of a military blouse and the lower one being skirtlike, both parts being joined together at approximately the waist line, preferably by buttons, and, when so united, forming a greatcoat. If separated the two parts can be used independently from each other as will be set out. The blouse is provided with a waistband to be tightened more or less and xed in such position so as to give the blouse a proper t. A similar band is preferably provided in the lower part at its upper edge for a purpose to be described.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the sleeves are detachably fastened to the upper part of the garment. These and other features of the invention will become clear from the following detailed description in connection with the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a frontal view of the garment completely assembled to serve as a greatcoat;

Fig. 2 shows the upper part, serving as a blouse, with one sleeve detached;

Fig. 3 shows a separate saddle part to be worn on the shoulders while Fig. 4 shows the lower part laid fiat.

Turning rst to Fig. 1, wherein the new garment is shown in its assembled form, we see the upper jacket-like part A, the lower skirt-like part B and the saddle part C.

The upper part. as seen in Fig. 2 has the conventional buttons l and buttonholes 2 of a double breasted coat or jacket.

Additional buttons 3 are provided on the front (and corresponding buttons at the back, not seen in the drawing) for buttoning the saddle C to the jacket. Along the edge of the arm holes, small holes 4 are provided registering with similar holes 5 in the upper edge of the sleeve 6. Preferably these holes I, 5 are punched in leather strips sewn (o1. z-.iol

to the respective edges of part A and the sleeves 6. A string or cord is passed through these holes, thus securely fitting the sleeves to the jacket, but allowing for a detachment of the sleeves from 5 the garment, whenever this is desired. Those skilled in the art know that sleeves can be xed in a garment either normally, i. e. in a hanging down position or raised, say through or degrees of an angle. The latter position is required for persons who have to raise their arms most of the time to perform some operation, e. g. dispatch riders, coachmen, hunters, etc. This position gives greater freedom to the arms, insofar as a heavy coat does not hamper the movement of the arms. Thus the holes 4, 5 being at equal distances from each other, the sleeves may be attached to the garment in one or the other position. A proper mark is provided to indicate one or both positions.

A sheath l is provided at about the waistline on the inside of the garment and a band is drawn therethrough. This allows for giving a tight t to the jacket A.

Part B is attached to part A by buttons 8 sewn around the jacket A somewhat below the waistline.

Part B is made of two plies. Buttonholes 8' are provided in the inner ply corresponding to buttons 8.

Part B is seen in Fig. 4. The two plies are sewn together along three sides at 9, while at the fourth side a slide fastener I0 is provided. One of the plies is preferably of rubberized material or waterproof canvas. Along edge Il a sheath is provided through which is drawn a band. This allows for using part B as a short cape, tightening the band in sheath l I around a persons neck.

The saddle-part C shown in Fig. 3 is also made of two plies. A portion of it C' (worn on the back of the person) is made from airtight material, and can be inated.

The use of the garment is obvious:

1. A greatcoat is formed by parts A and B when assembled, with or without part C.

2. Part A may be worn as a jacket with sleeves, or

3. As a sleeveless garment. e

4. Part B when detached from A serves as a sleeping bag, by opening zipper I0. It may be used even on moist ground, since one of the plies is watertight.

5. Part B serves as a cape with the band in sheath Il drawn tight.

6. Part C is worn on the coat or jacket as a protection against rain, and if iniiated it is used- 7. As a cushion.

A hood or cowl can be provided and buttoned to part A in a. conventional manner, or to part B, when worn as a cape.

The bag formed by part B serves as a receptacle for the parts not actually used.

It will be seen that with the new garment the soldier has to carry about 40% 'only of the weight he has to carry in using conventional uniform parts. The economy Blankets are no more used at al1. Of course the new garment can be made in any style desired,

' with pockets, buttons etc. according to regula- In a mans garment, an upper jacket-like. part in fabric is obvious.

and a lower skirt-like part detachable tl'iere-` 'l plies having the conguration of a trapezoid, a 25 sliding fastener on anopen fourth lateral edge 4 for securing said plies together along said edge, the short edge of the trapezoid being provided with both buttonholes for attaching that lower part to the upper part and with a sheath through which a band can be drawn for tightening that lower part around the waist line of the user.

KARL MANHEIM. PAUL GAMSZ.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS VNumber Name Date 1,204,655 Deutschman Nov. 14, 1916 1,236,720 Kotek Aug. 14, 1917 1,952,465 l Rycroft Mar. 27, 1934 2,123,969 Rosenblatt June 19, 1938 2,148,344' Freedman Feb. 21, 1939 vv.2',' 1i,065 Stagg June 27, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date` 496,596 Great Britain Dec.4 2, 1938 577,214 Great Britain May 9, 194,6' 261,346 Switzerland May 15, 1949' 

